"There are no answers. That’s the answer. There ain’t any answer. There ain’t going to be any answer. There never has been an answer. That’s the answer." (Gertrude Stein)

Monday, January 19, 2009

Thirty Things

First, I promise I'll blog about the cruise later this week. Suffice it to say: extremely relaxing, very fun, but not so much sunny. And C. and I have discovered that we are compatible traveling companions, which is important.

Now, for those of you who don't listen to the This I Believe series on NPR, I must ask: why not? These are wonderful, short radio essays that really get to the core of things. (I'm having my creative non-fiction class read one this week...) I missed this one by Tarak McClain on Sunday, but it's excellent. Apparently, last year, when Tarak's kindergarten group did the usual 100th day celebration, he didn't bring 100 Q-tips, or 100 pennies, or 100 beans. He brought a list of 100 things he believes. For us, he winnowed it down to 30: